Key to Happiness

              

         When you think of happiness you think of objects or people, well in this video Author Brook talks about the secret of happiness and how to get it. A couple of nights ago my cousin texted me this link telling me to watch it as soon as possible. She has been helping me a lot with my college applications so she understands how stressed I am about my future. So I guess she sent me this video to sort of guide me. I liked this video because everyone wants to know the key to happiness so it refers to anyone who watches it. Some people are not happy at all and some just want to be happier than they are now. Brooks explains the three causes of happiness which are; genetics, big life events and choices. An interesting fact that I liked was that 48% of our happiness is inherited. Another fact is that more women are happier than men. Big life events drive your happiness depending on your struggles to those life events. Brook talks about not always chasing the big thing because they usually don't last and as human beings we normal don't get what we really want. Your happiest when you’re doing the little things in life. Brook’s gives an example about someone who wins the lottery, they aren't happy for very long because they already have everything they want. They lose the little things in life like hobbies and the great relationships they had with friends or family. He also says "if you want to be happy don't spend your time obsessing over the great big things." I think he's right because when things don't happen the way you want or expect them to you shut yourself down after that and you just want to give up and stop trying. If you focus your time on the smaller things like what you have to do in order to get the big thing you want, you will be happier. The main cause that I related to the most was faith. I relate to faith making you happy because after I started going to church I noticed that I was happier about the little things like hanging out with friends and spending time with family rather than going to parties or being at the mall every weekend. Faith has become a big part in my life and I do believe it has brought me a great deal of happiness.